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Awards, Berlinale Shorts
30.01.2025:
Berlinale Shorts
2025 – International Short Film Jury
The programmer and short film expert Jing Haase (Denmark), film composer Dascha Dauenhauer (Germany) and director Phạm Ngọc Lân (Vietnam) are the International Short Film Jury of
Berlinale Shorts
[...]
Awards, Generation
30.01.2025: International Jury and Children's and Youth Jury of
Generation
In each of the section's two competitions, the three members of
Generation's
International Jury will be awarding the Grand Prix for the Best Film and the Special Prize for the Best Short Film [...]
Awards, Retrospective & Berlinale Classics
29.01.2025: Berlinale Camera 2025: Tribute to Rainer Rother
At the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, film expert and Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera [...]
Forum & Forum Expanded
27.01.2025: The World Premiere of
Stolz & Eigensinn
(
Pride & Attitude
) by Gerd Kroske Completes the
Forum
Programme
Gerd Kroske's film poses the question “What was once gained – what is lost?” through the biographies of former GDR female industrial workers [...]
Panorama
27.01.2025: Rosa von Praunheim Completes the 2025
Panorama
Programme
In his latest film, which is part of his oeuvre comprising over 150 works,
Satanische Sau
(
The Satanic Sow
) holds a special place [...]
Generation
27.01.2025: The World Premiere of
Zhi Wu Xue Jia
(
The Botanist
) by Jing Yi Completes the
Generation Kplus
Competition
Jing Yi's impressive debut film tells a sensitive and visually captivating story about the friendship between a boy and a girl in north-west China [...]
Berlinale Special
21.01.2025: The Programme of
Berlinale Special
is Complete with Further Galas Added, Including James Mangold’s
A Complete Unknown
The final nine titles have been added to the
Berlinale Special
programme [...]
Perspectives
21.01.2025: The Programme of
Perspectives
The
Perspectives
competition comprises 14 feature film debuts, of which twelve are world premieres and two are international premieres [...]
Competition
21.01.2025: The Programme of the
Competition
19 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them one first feature as well as one documentary. Productions from 26 countries are represented. 17 films are world premieres [...]
Additional Information
21.01.2025: 75th Berlinale: Opening Gala and Opening Film Will be Shown in Seven Cities Across Germany
On February 13, the 75th Berlin International Film Festival will kick off at the Berlinale Palast. The world premiere of Tom Tykwer's latest feature film
The Light
will open the festival [...]
Additional Information
21.01.2025: Press Dossier for the 75th Berlin International Film Festival
The press dossier comprises the film selection of the 75th Berlinale as well as all other relevant information regarding the festival [...]
Berlinale Shorts, Awards
21.01.2025: CUPRA Becomes a Partner of
Berlinale Shorts
and Promotes New Talent with CUPRA Filmmaker Award
CUPRA, the new Mobility Partner of Berlinale, is expanding its commitment by partnering with
Berlinale Shorts
and funding the jointly initiated
Berlinale Shorts
CUPRA Filmmaker Award [...]
European Film Market & Co-Production Market
17.01.2025: Co-Pro Series 2025: Ten International Series Projects to be Pitched
On February 18 and 19, the
Berlinale Co-Production Market
is organising Co-Pro Series for the eleventh time, consisting of a pitch event, meetings and networking around the specially curated selection of ten international series projects [...]
European Film Market & Co-Production Market
17.01.2025: 11th Berlinale Series Market
The Berlinale Series Market is the
EFM's
boutique market for serial content from all over the world. From February 16 – 19, 2025, industry experts, creatives, buyers and distributors will meet again [...]
Generation
16.01.2025:
Generation
2025 – Wresting Meaning from the World
Between millennia-old legends and daring visions of human futures, the two competitions
Kplus
and
14plus
2025 span a wide range of narrative forms [...]
Forum & Forum Expanded
16.01.2025: What’s Next?
On the 30 Films of the 55th Berlinale
Forum
Main Programme
The 55th
Forum
main programme comprises 30 films from five continents – including seven feature debuts – and encounters a world and its people that are in a bad state [...]
Panorama
16.01.2025: Crossing Borders, Highlighting Realities: Cinematic Strategies in
Panorama
2025
Welcome Home Baby
by Andreas Prochaska is opening the 2025
Panorama
. The programme will include 35 films from 28 countries. Genre films shake up the programme, multifaceted German filmmaking demands attention, and queer cinema once again presents itself beyond common clichés [...]
Berlinale Special
16.01.2025: Eight More Titles Added to
Berlinale Special
, One of the Festival’s Most Diverse Selections
Eight additional works join the lineup for
Berlinale Special
. The section's programme will include a total of 21 films [...]
Berlinale Shorts
13.01.2025:
Berlinale Shorts
2025 – To Be in This World
20 films are celebrating their premieres at the 2025
Berlinale Shorts
. The programme combines classic storytelling with surreal works, features various styles of animation and presents experimental documentary forms [...]
Berlinale Talents
13.01.2025: 2025
Berlinale Talents
Participants and Talents Footprints – Mastercard Enablement Programme Jury with Dieu Hao Do, Sibel Kekilli and Vincenza Cristina Saccà
From February 15 to 20, 2025,
Berlinale Talents
will welcome 201 selected filmmakers to Berlin [...]
European Film Market & Co-Production Market
13.01.2025: Books at Berlinale 2025: Ten Current, International Books with Great Screen Potential Selected
On Monday, February 17, 2025, Books at Berlinale will present ten novelties by international authors with high potential for film adaptation as part of the
Berlinale Co-Production Market
[...]
Retrospective & Berlinale Classics
13.01.2025:
Berlinale Classics
2025: Eight Premieres of Classic Films in Digitally Restored Versions
The artistic director of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Dr Rainer Rother, and his team showcase eight digitally restored film classics, seven world premieres and one international premiere [...]
Forum & Forum Expanded
09.01.2025: Open Wounds, Open Words: The 2025
Forum Special
In the second year headed by Barbara Wurm, the
Forum Special
is once again showing a programme of historical and current films, curated around a set of related themes [...]
European Film Market & Co-Production Market
09.01.2025:
Berlinale Co-Production Market
: Kick-off for 35 International Feature Film Co-Productions / Gen Z Audience Award, New Award for Young Cinema Audiences
35 film projects from 27 countries have been selected for the 22nd
Berlinale Co-Production Market
(February 15-19) [...]
Forum & Forum Expanded
09.01.2025:
Forum Expanded
2025: Methods of Translucence
In its 20th edition,
Forum Expanded
brings together 24 installations, films, videos and sculptures that employ translucence as a means of engaging with the cataclysmic realities of the present [...]
Awards
20.12.2024: Berlinale 2025: Honorary Golden Bear for Tilda Swinton
The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will award Scottish actor Tilda Swinton the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. The award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2025 [...]
Additional Information
19.12.2024: Berlinale 2025: Cinema Venues
15 cinemas will be part of the venues for the 75th Berlin International Film Festival [...]
Additional Information
19.12.2024:
Berlinale Goes Kiez
2025: A Declaration of Love to Neighbourhood Cinemas
For the upcoming edition, the Berlinale is again focusing on neighbourhood cinemas. As a tribute to cinema and its film culture and socio-political programme, the festival aims to celebrate film and cinema in particular [...]
Additional Information
19.12.2024: The 2025 Berlinale Key Design
The animated key visual and the poster will be visible in the city from the end of January [...]
European Film Market & Co-Production Market
17.12.2024:
European Film Market
2025
Under the new direction of Tanja Meissner, the
European Film Market
(
EFM
) 2025 will again open its doors from February 13 to 19 [...]
Retrospective & Berlinale Classics
17.12.2024:
Retrospective
2025: “Wild, Weird, Bloody. German Genre Films of the 70s” – Final Programme
From a lush vampire opus to a psychedelic spaghetti western, the
Retrospective
shows that Germany can also do genre: but on its own terms! [...]
Berlinale Special
17.12.2024:
Berlinale Special
2025: First Titles
The first three confirmed world premieres give a sneak preview of this year's programme [...]
Generation
17.12.2024: First Titles of
Generation
– Senses of Community
Generation
offers a first preview of the competition programmes
Kplus
and
14plus
. So far eight feature-length films and seven short films have been confirmed [...]
Panorama
17.12.2024:
Panorama
’s First Titles Confirmed
Panorama
confirms its first twelve titles. Eight are world premieres; three are feature film debuts; a total of 18 production countries are involved [...]
Additional Information
13.12.2024: CUPRA Becomes the New Mobility Partner of the Berlinale. Further Principal and Co-Partners of the Festival are Confirmed
The Spanish car brand CUPRA is supporting the 75th Berlin International Film Festival as new Principal Partner. Make-up expert Armani beauty is continuing its commitment to the Berlinale. Long-standing partner Mastercard will also expand its support for the anniversary edition as Principal Partner. [...]
World Cinema Fund
10.12.2024: Current Funding Recommendations / TFL Audience Design Award and First TUI Care Foundation Award
The current funding of seven production grants amounts to a total of 260,000 euros [...]
Berlinale Special
05.12.2024: Tom Tykwer Opens the 75th Berlin International Film Festival with
Das Licht
(
The Light
)
The world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s latest feature film
Das Licht
(
The Light
) will open the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2025 [...]
Berlinale Shorts, Generation
28.11.2024:
Berlinale Spotlight
:
Generation
&
Berlinale Shorts
– Guests at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
After last year's very well attended
Berlinale Spotlight
,
Generation
and
Berlinale Shorts
are once again guests at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation in Berlin. Three events are planned for December and January [...]
Forum & Forum Expanded
28.11.2024: 20th
Forum Expanded
: Changes and Continuities Leading Up to the Anniversary Edition
Ala Younis, who has co-lead
Forum Expanded
together with Ulrich Ziemons since 2021, has resigned from her position after many years of meaningful contribution. Now entering its third decade,
Forum Expanded
continues to be an ever-changing and evolving space [...]
Additional Information
26.11.2024: Berlinale 2025: A New Screening Venue and a Festival Hub at Potsdamer Platz for the 75th Anniversary Edition of the Festival
The Berlinale is revitalising the festival’s home at Potsdamer Platz with two new venues close to the Berlinale Palast and the CinemaxX... [...]
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